Hair-curling device



J. GOLDSMITH, JR.

HAIR CURLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 020.1. 192:.

Patented Nov. 7 1922.

lllliiii Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

arent JOSEPH GOLDSMITH, 3B)., OF CHICAGO, ILLINGIS.

HAIR-oceans DEVICE.

Application filed December 1, 1921. Serial No. 519,034.

To all 10 from it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH GOLDSMITH, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Chicago, county of. Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hair-Curling Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hair curling or crimping device and has for its obiect to provide a device of this character which receives and retains the hair and aids in producing a curled or waved appearance of the same.

This object is attained by means of my device which consists generally of a strip of flat resilient material bent upon itself to form a pair of opposing arms which receive, grip, press and crimp the hair between them, a strand of hair being usually spirally wound on one of the arms.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a device of this character in which the two arms are provided with interengaging means which look them together so that they cannot inadvertently separate while the device is in use and particularly when a large amount of hair is wound on one of the arms.

With these objects, and other objects which may hereinafter appear, in view. I have devised the particular arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof in which- Figure l is a plan view of my improved hair curling device in'its closed position.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a plan view of one end of the hair curling device showing the locking means for holding the two ends of the arms together.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4:4: of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the end or tip of one of the arms showing its rounded formation.

Figur 6 is a sectional View'on the line 6-6 of Figure 5 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 7 is a sectional view on the line 77 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the end of the arm provided with the locking loop.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention as disclosed in the accompanying drawing, the hair curling device is preferably constructed of a continuous strip of flat resilient material transversely folded upon itself to form a loop 1, and a pair of oppositely disposed, normally separated, spring arms 2 and 3. The arm 2 is pro vided at its end with a tapered portion bringing the end down to a point and said end is arched or transversely curved as at i. The other arm 3 has its end curled or rolled up to form a loop portion 5 which acts as a guard member for the end of the arm 2 and also acts as a locking member therefor. The end of the loop portion 5 is provided with a recess or notch 6 within which the end or tip 7 of the arm 4 is adapted to lie when the device is in its locked position. The end of the looped portion 5 is provided with projections 7 and 8, the projections 7 being formed on each side of the recess 6 and the projection 8, which is shorter than the projection 7, lies within the recess.

It will be seen that the transversely round or curved tip 4- on the arm 2 fits within the recess 6 and conforms to the curve thereof. The arm 2 is provided in its tip l with an aperture 9 adapted to be engaged by the projection 8 in the recess.

Lateral or sideways movement of the arm 2 is prevented by the notch 6 and the projection 8 entering into the aperture 9 prevents the arms 2 and 3 from separating when a large amount of hair is wound upon the arm 2.

In using my improved hair curling device, a strand of hair is wound spirally about the arm 2 and the arms 2 and 3 are pressed together and the arm 2 is moved from one side and brought to rest under the looped guard 5. The normal tendency of the arms 2 and 3 to spring apart causes the aperture 9 in the arm 2 to snap into engagement with the central projection 8 on the guard. Should there be a tendency of invention is not to be limited to the exactv embodiment shown, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

lVhat I claim is 1. An article ofitlie class described comprising a hair curler having a pair of arms, one of said arms terminating in a rounded loop in which a recess isv formed to receive the other arm, a projection formedwithin said recess, which projection is adapted to lie within an aperture formed in the arm which has its end lying Within the recess in the loop.

2. An article of the class described comprising a hair curler having a pair of arms, one of said arms terminating in a rounded loop, said loop being provided with a recess confined between a pair of projections, a central projection situated between the firstmentioned pair of projections, with the other armihaving an end adapted to lie Within the pair of projections and having an aperture adapted to receive the central pro ection.

3. An article of the class described comprising a hair curler having a pair of arms,

a loop'r'ormed on the end of one of said within said recess, the other arm having an aperture adaptedto receive said projection and having that portion wherein the aperture is located transversely arched.

5. An article of the class described comprising a hair curler having a pair of arms,

a rounded loop formed on one of said arms,-

a recess formed in said loop, a tranversel arched tip on the end of the other arm, a projection centrally located in the reess and adapted to enterinto an aperture provided in the arched tip of the arm.

Signed at the city of Chicago, Cook County and State of Illinois, this 29 day of Nov., 1921.

J. GOLDSMITH, JR. 

